4032 Mechanicsville Pike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone : 804-781-0500
Monday-Saturday : 8 am- 5 pm

Plant Finder





Below, you will find a random sample of plants available from the nursery at Ed's Landscaping & Garden Center. Use the form above to select plants by specific criteria.


Canna Pretoria Orange / Var
Canna x generalis 'Pretoria'

Upright form. Large variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow. Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant
Leaf Description : Large variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow
Blooms In : Summer


Buddleia Black Knight Purple
Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'

Vigorous flowering deciduous shrub. Mid-green, lance-shaped leaves, grayish undersides. Attractive accent or specimen plant.
Spacing : 6 To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous flowering deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, lance-shaped leaves, grayish undersides
Attraction : Butterflies, bees
Blooms In : Summer - Fall


Dogwood Silky
Cornus amomum

Semi-erect deciduous shrub. Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage. Good woodland garden, wet soil plant.
Spacing : 12-15' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Semi-erect deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good woodland garden, wet soil plant
Fruit Info : Pale blue berries turn black
Leaf Description : Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Spring


Pittosporum Winter Frost
Pittosporum heterophyllum 'Winter Frost'

Densely branched, compact form. Light green, leathery leaves w/creamy white irregular margin. Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Densely branched, compact form
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Light green, leathery leaves w/creamy white irregular margin
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Weigela Midnight Wine
Weigela florida ' Midnight Wine'

Low mounding deciduous shrub. Dark metallic burgundy-purple foliage. Attractive low hedge, front of border, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low mounding deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low hedge, front of border, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Dark metallic burgundy-purple foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Grass Carex Pennsylvanica
Carex Pennsylvanica'

Low growing clump forming perennial. . Landscape and under Oak trees.
Spacing : 14-18" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Landscape and under Oak trees
Attraction : Drought tolerant
Blooms In : May


Haw. Spring Sonata
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Spring Sonata'

Mounding form. Dark green, glossy foliage. Good massing, foundation plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Seasonal : Bronze winter color
Item Usage : Good massing, foundation plant
Fruit Info : Purplish-black fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage
Attraction : Heat, salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Black Gum Autumn Cascade
Nyssa sylvatica 'Autumn Cascade'

Weeping form. Lustrous dark green glossy foliage. Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 20-40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping form
Seasonal : Yellow, orange and red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree
Leaf Description : Lustrous dark green glossy foliage


Cam Jap. Glen 40
Camellia japonica'Glen 40'

Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green foliage. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter thru Spring


Agave Neo Mexicana
Agave neomexicana

. Light blue-green, broad leaves with spines. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Light blue-green, broad leaves with spines
Blooms In : Spring


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